Heel of footwear



Feb. 23 1926. 1,574,595

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Patented Feb. 23, 1926.

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JPERCY'WALTER ,BALNKS Ann ALFRED NORRIS BURT, 0F WELL NGTON, NEW :ZEA- Lnnnnssrenons 'ro DETACHABLE HEELS LIMITED,;OF vIE LLI-1 IGTON,;NEW znn- LAND, .;A' COMPANY OF NEW" ZEALAND.

HEEL 0 F FOOTWEAR.

Application-filed October 10, 1924. Serial Ito- 742317.

To all whom'it may concern:

IBe-it known that PERCY WALTER BANKs and ALFRED NonnIs BURT, citizens .of the Dominion of'New' Zealand, residing atlVVelling-ton, NewZealanihave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Heels of "Footwear, of which the following is a specihcation.

Thisinvention -relates=to heels of footwear of the class wherein the heels are formed in two portions, detachably secured together by interengagingmembers on the said portions. Forconvenience of description the two said portions are hereinafter referredtoas a heel.portion=and a=detachable -"portion respectively.

The object of the-invention-is to provide improved means for securing the two said portions of the heel together in order that theiheels may be produced more economically than heretoforeland without detracting from their appearance.

According to the invention, the securing means consists of separate parts formed from a single plate, the area of which does not substantially exceed the area 01 the heel on which the securing means are used.

One part of the securing means consists of a triangular plate affixed to the heel portion with its apex rearward and its base at the front of the converging sides having their edges bent so that they are set out from the latter to form a looking or securing flange for the other part which consists of a plate afiixed to the detachable portion and having a V shaped opening with the apex part likewise rearward.

In securing the two portions together the edges of the V shaped opening on the detachable portion engage the edges of the triangular plate on the heel portion, suitable means being provided for locking the detachable portion in place.

In the accompanying drawings in conjunction with which the invention will be further described Figure 1 is a part side view of a shoe having a heel constructed and fitted according to the invention.

Figure 2 is a view of the heel portions showing a triaiigdlar plate secured thereto.

Figure 3 is a View of the detachable portion showing a plate having a V-shaped opening secured thereto. 7

Figure 4 isTa vertical cross sectional. view of the heel with the two portions docked together.

The heel comprises a heel portion lepermanently attachedto the shoe Q and a de- 1 tachable portion 3.

The portion 1 has atfixed to itsunder side a triangular shaped :plate l, the'base 4 of which is locatedrightatthe front ofv the heel portion 1 and conforms 1 to the shape The detachable portion'3 has-affixed to its upper sideia platefiphavingasv shaped opening 6 which extends wrightdrom the front ofthe portion 3wand tapers: towards the back thereof the samedistanceanddegree as theplatetofthel heel portion :1.

The heel portion 3 contains grooves 3 opposite the inner edges of the plate 6 to accomodate the outward set edges 5 of the plate 4 when the plate 6 is slid on to the latter from the back of the heel so as to become engaged therewith as shown inFigure 2.

The plate 6 is provided with projections 8 at its front end, said projections, after the plate 6 has been slid into engagement with the plate 4:, being turned upwards to engage the heel portion 1, and so prevent the detachable portion 3 from becoming detached unless required.

If desired, the plate 4 can be secured to the detachable heel portion 3, and the plate 6 to the fixed heel portion 1 in which case the detachable heel portion would be slid onto the fixed heel portion from the front of the heel, and the projections would be turned downwards toprevent the detachable portion from coming off the fixed portion.

Instead of a plate 6, strips of metal can be secured to the heel portion, said strips being arranged to provide a V shaped open ing similar to that showln In forming the means for steam the two heel portions together the plate and plate 6 are obtained from a single plate the area of which is only slightly the larger (to the extent of the projections 8) than the area of the heel to which the device is to be fitted.

The portion removed when making the V shaped opening in the plate 6 is utilized as the triangular plate 4 the said out out part having its apex cut off to enable it to be moved further into the V shaped opening, so that when provided or formed with outwardly set edges as at 5, the latter will engage ,behind the edges of the V shaped opening;

Vith a heel in two portions, fitted togcther by the means described, only one thickness of metal is visible, or if strips be used instead of the plate 6, no metal need be visible.

hat we do claim and desire to obtain by Letters Patent of the United States of America is 1. A heel for footwear, comprising, a fixed and a detachable heel portion, a plate having a V shaped opening secured to one portion, a V shaped plate with offset edges fixed to the other portion, the edges forming a locking flange for the edges of the V shaped opening of the first said plate, the V shaped portions of each plate extending to the inner edges of the respective heel portion.

2. A' heel for footwear, comprising, a fixed and a detachable heel portion a plate having a V shaped opening secured to one portion, a V shaped plate with ofiset edges fixed to the other portion, the edges forming a looking flange for the edges of the V shaped opening of the first said plate, the V shaped portions of each plate extending to the inner edges of the respective heel portion, said V shaped plate being secured to the fixed heel portion with its base at the front thereof, and said other plate being secured to the detachable portion, ,the plate with the V shaped opening having projections extending beyond the heel to be bent over the fixed heel portion to secure the two portions together.

3. A heel for footwear, comprising, a fixed and a detachable heel portion, a plate having a V shaped opening secured to one portion, a V shaped plate with ofii'set edges fixed tov the other portion, the edges forming a locking flange for the edges of the V shaped opening of the first said plate, the V shaped portions of each plate extending to the inner edges of the respective heel portion, said V shaped plate being secured to the fixed heel portion with its base at the front thereof, and said other plate being secured to the detachable portion, the plate with the V shaped opening having projections extending beyond the heel to be bent over the fixed heel portion to secure the two portions together, wherein the two said plates are cut from a single plate the area of which exceeds the area of the heel on which the plates are to be used only to the extent required by said projections.

In testimony whereof we have signed our 70 names to this specification.

PERCY WALTER BANKS. ALFRED NORRIS BURT. 

